dflood – COASTWOOD

18 Years to Build a Mandolin

I know I’m a procrastinator but this was ridiculous! I started this in the winter of 2004 and finally got[…]

Simple planting dibbles make useful gifts for gardening friends. These ones are made from Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Cupressus nootkatensis).

Making bird toys and ornaments on the lathe using laminations of contrasting wood. Below are the basic dimensions of the[…]

I was intrigued with this method of making a ‘bowl from a board’. It’s the most economical use of materials,[…]

I decided to get a CNC router, and looking around for something that combined the best combination of price, quality[…]

I’ve been making and playing music of one kind or another all my life. When I was around four or[…]

Nearly a decade after starting this project it is finally finished (well almost finished). I originally built the 3/4″ birch[…]

I made a couple of these cutting boards as Christmas presents after reading a great article by Scott Lewis in Fine[…]

A generous neighbour offered me a free glass table top, 44 inches square and 3/4″ thick. All it needed was[…]

Could there be a better way to kick off a new blog than an article about bug crap? I don’t[…]